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Are you afraid of needles? Join Maia Chong in conquering your fears at Portland High's blood drive.
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Are you afraid of needles? Join Maia Chong in conquering your fears at Portland High's blood drive.
This piece originally aired on Blunt at WMPG in Portland, ME.
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Are you afraid of needles? Join Maia Chong in conquering your fears at Portland High's blood drive. This piece originally aired on Blunt at WMPG in Portland, ME.
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This piece originally aired on Blunt at WMPG in Portland, ME.
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Review of Blood Donation
Maia Chong’s voice is very relaxed as she retells a very stressful part of her life. She tells the story of when she donated blood for the first time at her high school. For someone who is very squeamish myself, I can sympathize totally with what Maia went through. She is very descriptive when she recalls the long needle puncturing through her abnormally large vein, it sent goosbumps up my spine. She adds sound effects very well to make me feel I'm in the gymnasium about to give blood with her. At the end of the ordeal she reflects that it was not so bad and leaves the listener with a moral of how everyone should donate blood. She almost guilt trips me into it, like my Jewish grandmother would. The simplicity of this piece makes it a very enjoyable listen.